IMPORTUNE


Meaning of IMPORTUNE in English

v.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -tuned ; -tun · ing

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1 a : to press or urge with troublesome persistence b archaic : to request or beg for urgently

2 : ANNOY , TROUBLE

intransitive verb : to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely

synonyms see BEG

– im · por · tun · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.